I have been reading the book of 1 Samuel and continue to glean many excellent leadership thoughts to empower others who walk this great Christ adventure. Chapter 23 depicts the chasing of recently anointed but not ready for prime time David son of Jesse by the spiritually insane king of Israel Saul. What jumped out at me was that king Saul was chasing David all over the place, in Philistine territory (the known enemy) and other potentially unfriendly areas. Both were anointed king, both were on team Israel and yet spinning their wheels playing hide and go seek while their true enemies were raiding their homeland.
Leaders, what are you chasing after? What internal and external enemies do you need to stop chasing? Who on your team are you at odds with thus convoluting the vision and mission of your organization?
Often we as leaders chase after things that inhibit us from pursuing the important relationships that God has blessed us with. Satan is a master of distracting us with people, causes and exploited ideals causing us to miss what God is doing and desires for us to partner with him. So ask the Lord to reveal what enemies you might be chasing, those He never gave you the tennis shoes in order to run after.
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